Knowledge Structure Analysis on Educational Technology Based on Citation Analysis

Authors

  • Junxiao Liu Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • Xiangzeng Meng Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
  • Changsheng Chen Shandong Youth University of Political Science, Jinan 250103, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i05.13331

Abstract


Educational technology is a new subject that integrates the merits of multiple disciplines. Under the trend of interdisciplinary integration, it is very meaningful to explore the knowledge exchange between disciplines, clarify the structure of each discipline, and thus promote the development of educational technology. Extracting data from eight core journals on educational technology, this paper investigates the integration between educational technology and other disciplines from the perspectives of references and citations. The disciplines were divided by the standard of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The results show that: educational technology has a stable disciplinary structure, featuring a high self-citation rate (i.e. the tendency to cite the literature within the discipline); educational technology has frequent knowledge exchanges with pedagogy-related disciplines, and exerts a major impact on the other secondary disciplines of pedagogy; educational technology actively absorbs the knowledge of other disciplines, and communicates frequently with external disciplines like psychology, computer science, library and information science.

Author Biographies

Junxiao Liu, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China

Junxiao Liu, was born in February 1981. She is a PhD student at the faculty of education and an associate research librarian of library, Shandong normal university in P. R. China. Recent research interests include interdisciplinary education technology and scientometrics.

Xiangzeng Meng, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China

Xiangzeng Meng, corresponding author, was born in September 1962.He received his PhD 's degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2004. He is professor at the School of Journalism and Media, Shandong normal university in P. R. China.

Changsheng Chen, Shandong Youth University of Political Science, Jinan 250103, China

Xiangzeng Meng, corresponding author, was born in September 1962.He received his PhD 's degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 2004. He is professor at the School of Journalism and Media, Shandong normal university in P. R. China.

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Published

2020-03-13

How to Cite

Liu, J., Meng, X., & Chen, C. (2020). Knowledge Structure Analysis on Educational Technology Based on Citation Analysis. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15(05), pp. 171–183. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijet.v15i05.13331

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 05 (2020)

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Papers

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